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i want to ask met come in your snapshot you said you think medicaid data may be taking a want to get a better sense of that. are using different people enroll now and you saw previously? given that the enrollment data has not been, didn't come it's been delayed because of account transfer problems, are you concerned about how solid hhs data might be? you expressed some concerns that some people who enroll or people who applied were i could already enrolled in medicaid. so how solid is the hhs data, and for mila, i'm wondering, something people here might be carries about is, do you envision any way at all people who have been assigned to go to help link to be able to go back if they want? >> so, to the first question, in terms of the data and you're right, the inability to actually do account transfers is not yet fully functional. it will come. not sure win. i don't know that's a catastrophe. i don't know that's a crisis. the issue i think you're getting at a ransom the data which is also the batch files that are common across, it's really more of a system hhs of here's who we think
i want to ask met come in your snapshot you said you think medicaid data may be taking a want to get a better sense of that. are using different people enroll now and you saw previously? given that the enrollment data has not been, didn't come it's been delayed because of account transfer problems, are you concerned about how solid hhs data might be? you expressed some concerns that some people who enroll or people who applied were i could already enrolled in medicaid. so how solid is the hhs...
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we, again, are working with them around a monthly schedule so that they will confirm medicaid data and enrollment data, and we'll see the real numbers at the end of the month and make sure that the -- they are available to the public, but everything we hear is that they see the same demand, they are eager to enroll folks, and that that is going smoothly. >> and what do you think this success shows about the demand and the interest for affordable health insurance on the part of constituents? >> well, i don't think there's any question that in spite of a series of roadblocks and blockades, and a lot of misinformation driven by about a $400 million marketing campaign last year, americans are eager to see what their benefits may be under the law, what their opportunities are, how to get health security for themselves and their families, and we want to make sure that they see those benefits. the website is one of the ways to do that. the call center, on the ground enrollment, personal outreach, are a variety of ways, and i would tell your colleague, mr. congressman, i'd be happy to get you
we, again, are working with them around a monthly schedule so that they will confirm medicaid data and enrollment data, and we'll see the real numbers at the end of the month and make sure that the -- they are available to the public, but everything we hear is that they see the same demand, they are eager to enroll folks, and that that is going smoothly. >> and what do you think this success shows about the demand and the interest for affordable health insurance on the part of...
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the agency has a long history of maintaining information in medicaid, medicare, and other areas and has never had a significant leak of information. they must apply with acts to protect information and the data collected and maintained by healthcare.gov. and like all federal agencies, hss is required to develop and implement process. we have found that cms has compco complied and they will talk to about about it today. the memo, mr. chairman, that you talked about that identified primary concerns, primarily an end to end testing. and a mitigation plan was outlined. i want to hear from the contractors and you, mr. chao, if these findings are being heated. unfortunately mr. chairman i have to raise one more issue in my remaining minute and that is the grand tradition of bipartisanship investigation. the committee last thursday received a memo from cms, red team documentation discussion, the majority didn't share with the minority until yesterday. just after they leaked this memo to the wash "washington post" afterwards. and mr. chairman you were quoted talking about the concerns of the re
the agency has a long history of maintaining information in medicaid, medicare, and other areas and has never had a significant leak of information. they must apply with acts to protect information and the data collected and maintained by healthcare.gov. and like all federal agencies, hss is required to develop and implement process. we have found that cms has compco complied and they will talk to about about it today. the memo, mr. chairman, that you talked about that identified primary...
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not only did the center for medicare and medicaid services fail to establish basic functionality, but healthcare.gov's flaws continue to pose a threat to the security of americans' perm data, and just on a personal note, when i went to healthcare.gov this morning, it was still not functional, but another website can tell me about plans available in my area. we know it was possible to do this. we are all wondering why it was not. thank you, mr. chairman, i'll yield back. >> the chair yields back. mr. waxman. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. the last six weeks have been a difficult one for supporters of the affordable care act. many were prevented from signing up for the coverage they now qualify, and it has been relentlessly exploited for political game by republican opponents of the law. i was interested to hear the dpraiz in the two republican statements. maybe in all of them. we don't want a third world website. i'll tell you what's third world. third world in this country is when we leave millions of people unable to get insurance because they can't afford it. no other industr
not only did the center for medicare and medicaid services fail to establish basic functionality, but healthcare.gov's flaws continue to pose a threat to the security of americans' perm data, and just on a personal note, when i went to healthcare.gov this morning, it was still not functional, but another website can tell me about plans available in my area. we know it was possible to do this. we are all wondering why it was not. thank you, mr. chairman, i'll yield back. >> the chair...
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and then officers from the intelligence community working with data surveillance and intelligence. a couple of health care hearings to tell you about. the centers for medicaid and medicare services will be on capitol hill to talk about the health care law including the health care.gov rollout. it will be live on c-span at 10:00 a.m. at the same time on wednesday morning, hhs secretary kathleen sebelius testifies in front of the senate finance committee and secretary sebelius and other obama officials won't talk about the research and the updates that should be completed by the end of the month. you can see that at 10:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate and on weeknights, watch key items and the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can get our schedules are websites nuking join in the conversation on social media sites. >> our series on the affordable care act in conjunction with kaiser health news focuses on what is happening with the insurance plans that are bei
and then officers from the intelligence community working with data surveillance and intelligence. a couple of health care hearings to tell you about. the centers for medicaid and medicare services will be on capitol hill to talk about the health care law including the health care.gov rollout. it will be live on c-span at 10:00 a.m. at the same time on wednesday morning, hhs secretary kathleen sebelius testifies in front of the senate finance committee and secretary sebelius and other obama...
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the lowest rate recorded since we began tracking these data in the 1960s. lower health spending helps with wages and jobs. fourth, the dramatic increase in domestic energy production is another opportunity for the u.s. economy. crude oil production has grown each year the president has been in office, reaching its highest level in 17 years in 2012. we've seen stronger fuel efficiency, and as a result of all of these advances, we learned just today that our domestic production of crude oil exceeded our net imports of oil in october. more broadly, the president remains firmly committed to an all of the above energy strategy, including progress on renewable energy as well. finally, the last favorable trend we have is that technology provides significant opportunities for long-term growth, especially in areas that benefit from the combination of mobile computing and increasingly fast wired and wireless internet connections. over the last four years, the united states investment in these networks has grown 40%, markedly faster than in europe and asia, and these
the lowest rate recorded since we began tracking these data in the 1960s. lower health spending helps with wages and jobs. fourth, the dramatic increase in domestic energy production is another opportunity for the u.s. economy. crude oil production has grown each year the president has been in office, reaching its highest level in 17 years in 2012. we've seen stronger fuel efficiency, and as a result of all of these advances, we learned just today that our domestic production of crude oil...
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my understanding is a center for medicaid and medicare servicemen issue guidance telling hospitals that are free to vary from the manufactures maintenance recommendation on these types of devices. we cannot do with an automobile or refrigerator. these are highly specialized piece of equipment and when he devices improperly service, the consequences can be deadly. when a "new york times" series of 2010 raise concerns about patient deaths from improperly calibrated diagnostic and therapeutic equipment this committee held hearings in the matter. i'm concerned the weakening of equipment maintenance standards could have some severe consequences or patient safety and the party responsible for that device is the manufacture. if something goes wrong it's that companies in on the label even though they're not the ones who made the maintenance changes. i believe the fda has waited on this action by cms, is that true, dr. shuren? >> yes. >> can you discuss your positions on this? >> our concern is that the maintenance schedule is one part of assuring that that device main safe and effective, and w
my understanding is a center for medicaid and medicare servicemen issue guidance telling hospitals that are free to vary from the manufactures maintenance recommendation on these types of devices. we cannot do with an automobile or refrigerator. these are highly specialized piece of equipment and when he devices improperly service, the consequences can be deadly. when a "new york times" series of 2010 raise concerns about patient deaths from improperly calibrated diagnostic and...
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companies hired to help develop a robust, operational security management program for the new virtual data center created to let the affordable care act. where a subcontractor to our teammate, creative computer solutions inc., or ccsi which is a prime contractor for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. our role with ccsi includes a number of objectives relate to security if i'm up healthcare.gov. i think the role as encompassing three phases. first is the creation of the security monitoring environment. this entails getting key staff in place, identifying needed security monitoring of software and hardware, and building out a dedicated security operations center from which all monitoring is performed. second, going to security money capabilities identified in phase one into the cloud environment itself. this has been the most challenging part of our contract because we've had to construct security mounting capability while the system itself is being built. our work on this phase continues. and third is actually monitoring the environment. which itself can be thought of as having
companies hired to help develop a robust, operational security management program for the new virtual data center created to let the affordable care act. where a subcontractor to our teammate, creative computer solutions inc., or ccsi which is a prime contractor for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. our role with ccsi includes a number of objectives relate to security if i'm up healthcare.gov. i think the role as encompassing three phases. first is the creation of the security...
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the head of the center for medicaid services will be on capitol hill to talk about the health care law. testifies before the senate finance committee about the health care website. secretary and other obama administrations say that problem with the health.gov westbound will be fixed by the end of the month. you can see that hearing on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday. what is the most important issue congress should consider in 2014? that's the question for middle and high school students. the order comes after nine states denied benefit to the couple. secretary hagel -- during remarking at the antidefamation league on new york city on thursday. [applause] thank you. thank you. thank you. i am grateful for an opportunity ev spend a special evening in u.l of you, each of you. it's a privilege. it is a room, as i sat and listened and had an opportunity ds renew all old acquaints.and n it's a room full of warmth, friendship, love but a purpose. i want to thank this institution for what you have done for this country in the world the lastcod 100 years. uni it is a unique, special,
the head of the center for medicaid services will be on capitol hill to talk about the health care law. testifies before the senate finance committee about the health care website. secretary and other obama administrations say that problem with the health.gov westbound will be fixed by the end of the month. you can see that hearing on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday. what is the most important issue congress should consider in 2014? that's the question for middle and high school...
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what we can see from the numbers is that the medicaid enrollment is higher than people thought. it's higher than the exchange enrollment and i think that there is a lot of reasons for that. the states that' that have a ste exchange, the states that are doing the medicaid expansion there is a pretty tight diagram of the states and they are in a strong correlation with the states and efforts to do a aggressive and targeted outreach. going out and looking at the beneficiary, people who are getting other types of local benefits you know who these people are and what their income is into the euro k. getting government benefits. will you reach out to them and say we have something you might be interested in was medicaid? it isn't a surprise they come back and pretty large numbers and say yes we are interested. while those numbers be sustained, like four to one or whoever it is? what we will see is the medicaid enrollment that we have seen will go down into the exchange numbers will go up. but in all what we are seeing is the numbers according to the states we talked to which is pretty
what we can see from the numbers is that the medicaid enrollment is higher than people thought. it's higher than the exchange enrollment and i think that there is a lot of reasons for that. the states that' that have a ste exchange, the states that are doing the medicaid expansion there is a pretty tight diagram of the states and they are in a strong correlation with the states and efforts to do a aggressive and targeted outreach. going out and looking at the beneficiary, people who are getting...
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they need to connect with medicaid. they need to connect with the federal data service hub and carriers across the country. with that i will go ahead and give you a little bit of background on what we did in utah. so in 2007 and 2008, utah passed to the any willing language to build a health exchange, which is now known as the avenue age. the impetus was to provide a tool that employers could use to help mitigate the rising cost of health care in utah. one of the ways they did that was by establishing the contribution marketplace which would allow the employers to go by their employees with a set dollar amount every month that they could use to go into the exchange and purchase any health plan that was available in the exchange. it provided critics of the become a more options and more administrative cost to the employer and 40 employee to provide more choice, transparency and portability so if they move one job to another they could take their plan with them. it's been very successful. many of you know that utah has de
they need to connect with medicaid. they need to connect with the federal data service hub and carriers across the country. with that i will go ahead and give you a little bit of background on what we did in utah. so in 2007 and 2008, utah passed to the any willing language to build a health exchange, which is now known as the avenue age. the impetus was to provide a tool that employers could use to help mitigate the rising cost of health care in utah. one of the ways they did that was by...